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<div class="post-3092 post type-post hentry category-google tag-1205 tag-5 tag-google tag-media tag-network tag-networking tag-optimization tag-part tag-plus tag-social" id="post-3092">
<h2><a href="../../../../blog/google-plus-optimization-a-case-study-part-5" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Google Plus Optimization, A Case Study, Part 5">Google Plus Optimization, A Case Study, Part 5</a></h2>
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<p><small>October 19th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p>This addition to the case study is a revision on how many people have you in their Circles. The last time I measured this, the <a href="https://www.twylah.com/seopositiveltd">SEO Positive</a> profile was added to 25 people, it now stands at 65 which is just over twice as much. For those that have not read the previous additions, here is <a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-a-case-study">part 1</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-–-a-case-study-continued">part 2</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-a-case-study-part-3">part 3</a> and <a href="../../../../blog/google-plus-optimization-a-case-study-part-4-2">part 4</a>.</p>
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<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">63</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">74</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+11</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">3</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">3</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<p>It would seem that all of the key words, except from SEO, have acquired a sturdy position in the rankings, the term <a href="/">SEO </a>has shot up quite a bit and the increase in Circles must have played a part in this.</p>
<p>I wanted to see the competitor’s profiles and inspect how many people have added them and the list is as follows.</p>
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<td width="205" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="205" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="205" valign="top">695</td>
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<td width="205" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="205" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="205" valign="top">1295</td>
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<td width="205" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="205" valign="top">3</td>
<td width="205" valign="top">281</td>
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<p>There is clearly a correlation that states the more people that have added you, the higher you will show. This however, is clearly not one of the only factors because second place has twice the amount as position one. It is something that I think has an effect but there are other factors that make a difference.</p>
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<p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="../../../../blog/tag/1205" rel="tag">+</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/5" rel="tag">5</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/google" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/media" rel="tag">media</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/network" rel="tag">network</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/networking" rel="tag">networking</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/optimization" rel="tag">optimization</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/part" rel="tag">part</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/plus" rel="tag">plus</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/tag/social" rel="tag">social</a><br/> Posted in <a href="../../../../blog/category/google" title="View all posts in Google" rel="category tag">Google</a></p>
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<h2><a href="../../../../blog/google-plus-optimization-a-case-study-part-4-2" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Google Plus Optimization, A Case Study, Part 4">Google Plus Optimization, A Case Study, Part 4</a></h2>
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<p><small>October 18th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p>Another update on the ever growing case study, <a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-a-case-study">part 1</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-–-a-case-study-continued">part 2</a>, <a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-a-case-study-part-3">part 3</a> for those who have missed them. - This time I will experiment with Circles. To be more specific, if you have someone added, will they rank higher for their keywords. I will check all positions before with a fresh account and also check with an account that only has the <a href="/">SEO </a>Positive account in their circles.</p>
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<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">74</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">74</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">3</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">3</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<p>These results are quite interesting. It seems that having someone in your circles does not help ranking factors. Those who have been keeping up with our previous additions to the case study will have noticed the drop in all positions. This may be because of the name change from SEO Positive to <a href="https://plus.google.com/108919010703043112939/posts">Lewis SEO Positive</a>, I had to change because of Google’s name policy, I also had a look at the competition and they may not be as active as my profile but they do have a lot more people who have added them into their Circles, which could be the cause.</p>
<p>Now I need to test out the ‘friends of friends’ effect on the situation.</p>
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<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">72</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">74</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+2</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">3</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">3</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<p>Having a friend of a friend that has the profile added does somewhat effect the results. Not extensively since the SEO Positive profile is still at the bottom of the rankings. However it does make a slight difference and for those niches that are slightly less competitive they may make a huge difference.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Whether you’re in someone’s Circles or not (even a mutual friends’ Circle) it doesn’t seem to make a huge amount of difference, so my advice would be to not spend much time worrying about this factor because chances are it won’t make much of an impact.</p>
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<div class="post-3038 post type-post hentry category-google category-social-media tag-1191 tag-google tag-optimization tag-plus" id="post-3038">
<h2><a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-–-a-case-study-continued" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Google + Optimization, A Case Study, Part 2">Google + Optimization, A Case Study, Part 2</a></h2>
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<p><small>October 13th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><a href="#"></a>As a continuation from yesterday’s <a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-a-case-study">Google + article</a>, I think I may have stumbled upon another factor that affects ranking; it is fairly simple and has more benefits than just a higher position.</p>
<p>The new factor is simply adding people. I know this sounds silly but I added everyone for the term SEO and SEO UK, which got me about 250 people in my circles. Now I know this does seem a little spammy, but it isn’t at all. You can follow as many people as you want on <a href="../../../../blog/category/twitter">Twitter</a> and you can do the same on Google +. It is a worry to have on your profile, “SEO Positive has 250 in their circles and 5 people have SEO Positive in their circles.” But you can hide this information from users so feel free to add as many as you want!</p>
<p>Like I said, I have added all profiles that come up for <a href="/">SEO </a>and SEO UK. Now I will use my account with no history to measure the new found rankings. FYI the previous positions were from the last case study which was before I added anyone into my circles.</p>
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<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">54</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">61</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+7</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
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<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">150</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+149</td>
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<p>From this report we can see that SEO services has shot right up the rankings and is now at the top, SEO is THE most competitive term out there in this industry, but it is good that some movement has been made.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>It seems adding relevant users has a positive effect in terms of rankings. Adding a huge list of people can also help with exposure, connection and if there are a lot of users that add you to their circles then it looks good on your profile.</p>
<p>The next thing I will be looking into is content (updates) and to see if they have make a difference. I will be doing one a day and I will record the results in an article next week.</p>
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<div class="post-3032 post type-post hentry category-google category-social-media tag-case tag-google tag-optimization tag-plus tag-study" id="post-3032">
<h2><a href="../../../../blog/google-optimization-a-case-study" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Google + Optimization, A Case Study">Google + Optimization, A Case Study</a></h2>
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<p><small>October 12th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><a href="#"></a>Google + is the social network that just keeps expanding at a rapid rate. the last figure that was released told us that the site currently has a user base of 50 million, which is an astonishing statistic. It must be mentioned that G+’s rival, Facebook, has acquired more than 800 million users in its lifetime. Nevertheless, Google + is rocketing in terms of how active it is becoming. If Plus does become the dominant network, then businesses will be flocking across to join, so I am going to show you how to optimize your business profile so you can show up in high positions for key terms.</p>
<p>I have created a brand new profile for SEO Positive as an example. This profile has only a display picture, the profile contains no content (for example media or posts). I have also checked all of our keywords and we do not rank for any of them. Now I will do some optimization in the appropriate sections and see what difference it makes.</p>
<p>It may also be noteworthy that I have created another brand new profile with absolutely no history to measure the rankings in a completely unbiased way.</p>
<h2>Introduction</h2>
<p>I started off with the introduction section of the profile, not necessarily keyword stuffing, but I put in what I considered enough and made the box legible and of a proper standard of English. The introduction is as follows:</p>
<p>“SEO Positive<strong> </strong>is the award winning SEO Company based in the UK.<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.twylah.co.uk/seopositiveltd" target="_blank"><strong>SEO Positive</strong></a><strong> </strong>offers ethical SEO Services<strong> </strong>that are guaranteed to show brilliant results in <a href="/" target="_blank"><strong>SEO</strong></a>. For more information on SEO Positive, go to <a href="/" target="_blank">https://www.seopositiveltd.co.uk</a> or follow their <a href="../../../../blog" target="_blank">blog</a> or even their <a href="https://www.twitter.com/seopositiveltd" target="_blank">Twitter</a> profile.”</p>
<p>Now before I added this section we did not rank at all, as soon I had made changes to the profile, the rankings had changed too</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">11</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">7</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">17</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Just by adding this one box you can see the SEO Positive profile has shot right up, and although it isn’t ranking for everything, it is ranking for some key terms. Obviously the term “SEO” will be the hardest to rank for but we will add another section and see what happens.</p>
<h2>Bragging Rights</h2>
<p>In the next section, “bragging rights” I tend to write something similar to the introduction but put in some achievements to make it fit the context of the section. So my submission to bragging rights is “SEO Positive has won multiple awards as an SEO Company, we provide our SEO Services to a wide range of businesses all over the world, including the UK, which is where SEO Positive is based.”</p>
<p>Now that this section has been added, we will look at the difference:</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">11</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">11</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">7</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">7</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">17</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">17</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>From this evidence, it is safe to say that there are no “bragging rights” here. This section may have some effect but it is clear that it is miniscule and hardly worth the time.</p>
<h2>Occupation</h2>
<p>Now I am going to try and add the appropriate occupation and see what effect that has: ‘SEO Services’.</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">98</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">11</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">7</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">7</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">9</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">17</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Adding the occupation seems to have had a mixed set of results. The bonus is that nothing has fallen but some positions have stayed put. ‘SEO’ has raised and is now on the listings, yet ‘SEO Services’ is holding its ground.</p>
<h2>Employment</h2>
<p>We now approach the section of Employment. I have added the name of the company (SEO Positive) and for occupation I entered SEO Services. SEO Services is the keyword that the SEO Positive profile is not ranking for; this keyword also fits the context of the field quite well.</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">98</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">9</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">6</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">7</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">11</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">4</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">9</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">150</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The employment section has had a surprising impact. Everything is now ranking, most search terms are rising, ‘SEO company’ fell by 1 rank but this could be due to competitors or other uncontrollable reasons. All in all the completion of the employment section has had a great effect.</p>
<h2>Other Names</h2>
<p>Education comes next but I want to take the white hat method in optimizing my Google+ profile, so I will leave this blank as it is irrelevant. Then comes the phone number, so I have entered SEO Positive’s office number. The ‘relationship’ and ‘looking for’ are also immaterial so the next field that can be used for SEO will be the ‘other names’ section. I am going to put all keywords in this section.</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">98</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">9</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">9</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">6</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">6</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">11</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">9</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">4</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">-5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">150</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Adding this other names section seems to have had a negative effect, my thoughts of this decline in positions is because Google has to index all of these changes, which resulted in massive jumps in positions, especially for ‘SEO’ and ‘SEO Services’. Adding the other name would appear to have had a positive effect on ‘SEO Company’ but the 1 position increase doesn’t make up for the rest of the losses.</p>
<h2>Nicknames</h2>
<p>As the end of optimization approaches, we come to the ‘nicknames’ section. I have set it as ‘SEO Services’ because again, this is a term that hasn’t ranked.</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">9</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">6</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">10</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">9</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">+8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">150</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Just adding the nickname section has had a great effect on the rankings, I think it is safe to say that ‘SEO’ and ‘SEO Services’ are going to be very competitive, like in the real Google SERP’s.</p>
<h2>Profiles, Links and Contributions</h2>
<p>There is only one more thing that can be done in terms of the profile, which is adding other profiles - websites that you contribute to and recommended links. I will add all of these at the same time as it is far too fiddly to do them one by one, also I will link to only SEO Positives’ profiles, the site and all blogs associated.</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Movement</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">150</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>From these results we can see that no difference had been made by adding links or profiles. It seems that these parts of the profile are purely for the user.</p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>All of these factors have had different levels of impact, but based on the differences that have been displayed, here is a list of each factor and the severity of their importance:</p>
<p>Introduction - *****</p>
<p>Bragging Rights - *</p>
<p>Occupation - **</p>
<p>Employment - ****</p>
<p>Other Names - *</p>
<p>Nicknames - ****</p>
<p>Profiles Links Contributions - *</p>
<p>So I can conclude that the most important sections of the Google Plus profile are the Introduction, Employment and the Nicknames. However I would not advise leaving the other parts out as it may result in weaker positions; also it lowers how useful your profile will be to users viewing it.</p>
<p>As a revision of all of the positions, I want to check the positions once more as the positions would have had time to settle and we can take all of the optimization efforts and put them together.</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">Keywords</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Current Position</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">Previous Position</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">61</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO UK</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">UK SEO</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Company</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">2</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Companies</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">1</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top">SEO Services</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
<td width="154" valign="top">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>If we look back to where we started before we even optimized the profile, SEO Positive has raised a substantial amount. Taking into account that this profile is brand new and has no posts or media, it has acquired great positions. The only way to increase the ranking is to keep the profile active and consciously include the correct keywords in posts. As time goes on we should definitely see an even bigger rise in positions.</p>
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<h2><a href="../../../../blog/panda-update-2-5" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Panda Update, 2.5">Panda Update, 2.5</a></h2>
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<p><small>October 3rd, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><a href="#"></a>The big G has finally confirmed it; we have another Panda to deal with. The algorithm has been officially updated, estimated at 500 different updates, and according to Search Engine Land, we are in the age of 2.5.</p>
<p>It shouldn’t be a surprise that no specifics have been released. The type of website, pages or even content have been shared, all that was shared was Googles’ default statement: “We’re continuing to iterate on our Panda algorithm as part of our commitment to returning high-quality sites to <a href="../../../../blog/category/google">Google </a>users. This most recent update is one of the roughly 500 changes we make to our ranking algorithms each year.”</p>
<p>According to WebProNews, the update was rolled out on the 28th of September, but there are a handful of other sources that suggest the Panda was released on the 27th. If we take WebProNews’ statement, then the 2.5 update has had the longest gap we have seen since Aprils’ update.</p>
<p>Panda 1.0 – 2011, 24th Feb</p>
<p>7 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.0 – 2011, 11th April</p>
<p>4 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.1 – 2011, 10th May</p>
<p>5 weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.2 – 2011, 16th June</p>
<p>5 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.3 – 2011, 23rd July</p>
<p>3 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.4 – 2011, 12th August</p>
<p>7 Weeks</p>
<p>Panda 2.5 – 2011, 28th September</p>
<p>Many <a href="/">SEO</a>’s are just catching wind of the update because as we all know, it can take a while for your site to be affected. Alike all of the previous updates, sites have seen a dramatic change. Now is the time for those that have fallen of the face of the earth to recover, and for those who have passed their Panda test, to sit back and enjoy the massive increase of traffic.<br/>
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<h2><a href="../../../../blog/can-anyone-stop-the-google-giant" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Can Anyone Stop the Google Giant?">Can Anyone Stop the Google Giant?</a></h2>
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<p><small>October 1st, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><img style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" src="../../../../forum/uploads/articles/2011/9/Psurvey.png" border="10" alt="Google Monster" width="223" height="300" align="left"/><br/>
No idea why but Google makes me think of that giant marshmallow man from Ghostbusters - lumbering along crushing everything in its path with obese feet and the odd groan of pleasure for ambient terror. It doesn’t really make sense, I know, but imaginations don’t have to.</p>
<p>Google is a giant, that’s a fact, and though its competitors are also vast and powerful it’s hard to think of a formidable opponent who could take a decent shot at online dominance. Not even Facebook packs enough punch to knock this traditional search engine off its gargantuan feet. It’s like pitching Papa Smurf against The Hulk; you wouldn’t even see him wobble. To me, this implies that Yahoo, Bing, vertical search engines and other e-commerce sites are merely support acts in an Oscar winning performance that’s got Google in the starring role.</p>
<p>Wow, it sounds like I’m being paid by Google to make immensely exaggerated statements about their size and power in order to psychologically diss the opposition. They aren’t I swear – they probably wouldn’t have liked the marshmallow man example if they were. I’m an internet user and the truth is I trust Google because I always have, and my perception of them is solid. The fact that my mom refers to the internet as “THE Google” pretty much means she thinks Google IS the internet – and I don’t think she’s the only one.</p>
<p>Really, I don’t.</p>
<p>Since its launch in 1998 from a garage in California, the company which aimed to “organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” has done just that. Today they process about 24 petabytes of data every 24 hours (one petabyte is equal to a thousand terabytes) and deal with more than a billion search requests ranging from animal rights or quantum theory to snot balls. It’s not an easy job but someone has to do it. Google’s algorithm ensures we’re not only given the most pertinent information when we surf, but because of rankings, <a href="/">search engine optimisation</a> and other factors, the internet is a place of aspiring and ever progressing creativity and relevance.</p>
<p>There’s also their vast product range, the latest of which is <a href="../../../../blog/category/google">Google </a>Wallet, a concept that allows consumers to pay for things by swiping their Smartphone. When the giant wanted to launch Google Video and it didn’t work so well, they simply caught the scent of another company who had refined the art of online videos – YouTube- and swept them off their feet. Grrr!</p>
<p>It’s not like they haven’t worked hard for it, so instead of questioning whether Google can be stopped, shouldn’t the question be ‘why would anyone want to stop them’? Remember when they used laser beams and an explosion to get rid of the fat, scary marshmallow man? The streets were filled with sticky goo that made a revolting mess everywhere – and a mess is exactly what the internet was before Larry met Sergey and they gave Google life. Now the internet is pretty and I for one like it that way.</p>
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<p>Warren Kings is an online content writer and writes various online content covering everything from online surveys,<a href="https://puresurvey.co.za/surveys/customer.aspx">customer surveys</a> and <a href="https://www.twylah.com/laustinseo">Social Media</a>.</p>
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<p><strong></strong>Google + has been around us for quite some time and all of us have already added it to our to-do-list because we cannot run the risk of being targeted by Google. Google has already reiterated the fact that the future of search might be governed by social presence of a website and users’ behavior rather than only links and what is the better way to make people talk about your brand and your company in general than having a great social presence. But the problem is that we, marketers, are already having enough of this social presence. First it was <a href="../../../../blog/category/facebook">Facebook </a>and its innumerable clones but thankfully all of them doomed to perish. Then came the great Twitter and we had to move on to it though quite reluctantly. We all started twittering on the hope that Google will give us some kind of preference when it comes to ranking but lol. The relationship suddenly strained and we are left with no choice but to maintain our twitter account on the hope that probably Bing might shower her blessing. But so far, as far as the opinions of the experts are concerned, nothing seems happening of that kind.</p>
<p><strong>Google + A Success</strong>: Probably not. Think this way, if Google + were a success, Google would not probably promote that thing through search engine. It is a rather shameless promotional campaign, asking people become a member of Google + by using an arrow. People who do not even have any idea of what social network means click onto them and eventually find them enmeshed with the intricacies of Internet or more particularly social networking. However, you have reasons to disagree with me given the fact that Google + has been growing at a rapid pace but the truth is that, people are less active in Google + and some are even scared that Google might sneak into their private space. Privacy has always been a major issue with Google and this is probably the main thing why people are dragging their feet when they are to share something personal in Google +.</p>
<p><strong>Google + For Business:</strong> This is hard to believe but this is true. Google is well aware of the fact that unless they force the webmasters into submission and use their new product, the entire effort might go bust like – Google Wave. So, they voluntarily integrate Google + report in Google analytics so that webmasters can have a clear idea of how many people have plused their post or how many retweets a particular article have gained. Unlike Facebook’s whose solely focused on giving people a chance to interact with their friends, Google is definitely treading a different path by trying to educate people about social networking and I fear this is not going to work.</p>
<p><strong>Why It Might Turn Into a Disaster</strong>: The thing is that it appears to be very much business like and its interface and its functionalities are all quite predictable, if not similar with facebook. Personally, I had high hopes on Google but when I checked out Google +, it looked like another clone of facebook with little tweaks here and there but they are so crudely done, a novice can even find them out easily.</p>
<p>It lacks Wow effect and what’s more, <a href="../../../../blog/category/google">Google </a>is really finding it hard to make people engaged here and which is why they are promoting it desperately because Google cannot afford to have another failure product in its kitty.</p>
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<p>Stephen O’Neill is a passionate writer and he has written different article on <a href="https://www.webdesign.org/">web design</a>, online marketing and <a href="/">SEO</a>. He is equally enthusiastic about latest gadgets.</p>
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<p><small>September 28th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p><a href="#"></a>The Pink Panther has been sneaking around the social media scene recently, but not in the form of the pink cat we all know and love. The Pink Panther has taken the shape of Google Plus. The network finally opened its’ gates to the public by crafting a huge arrow from the search bar, to the Google + button.</p>
<p>If we followed the melody line that created the Pink Panther theme, we are taken directly to <a href="../../../../blog/category/facebook">Facebook</a>, the one thing stopping Google Plus becoming the leading social network. We should all be aware of the fact that Facebook has very recently release a tonne of new features and put them all together in a new layout, no doubt an attempt to keep Google Plus at bay,<br/>
Google is primarily a search engine, with an extremely complex algorithm that no one, besides Google, knows 100%. That said, they must be able to put together some ideas about Facebook and how to beat them. When Facebook decides to update the platform with new features or a layout, the users are never happy and always complain. Google obviously cottoned on to this and realised that this is the perfect opportunity to bag some extra users in the epic war between the two networks.</p>
<p>We must ask if Google has done enough for their network. Ok, they have 50 million users now and considering that they have only recently been released to the public, which is astonishing. However, all they have really done in terms of developing the network is updating the features slightly, nothing new has been added. What was already available in the somewhat primitive versions of Google Plus are still available now. They are finer tuned than what was previous, but nothing new has been added, especially if you compare G+ to FB, seen as Facebook added tonnes of new features which have mostly likely been caused by Google.</p>
<p>The big G hasn’t really done much to advertise the network either, all that has been done is they added an arrow to their homepage, which came down on Googles’ 13th birthday anyway so it was only visible for a few days. This arrow is not extensive advertising and we all know Google could do much better. Besides the arrow, the only other form of advertising has been left to the users of Google Plus.<br/>
So why has Google done this? The one and only reason is <a href="../../../../blog/category/facebook">Google </a>wants its networkers, or those with potential, to be hooked by the slow rise of buzz about Google Plus. Once they are hooked, they will be more inclined to snoop around the <a href="https://www.twylah.com/laustinseo">social network</a> and slowly get to grips with it. Then when they finally have the hang of it, they will see for themselves the differences between G+ and FB, or whatever platform they were using.</p>
<p>Google have taken the country lane to get to its destination of being the top social network. They want the journey to be slow, enjoyable, and most importantly a natural route. To the present, it has seen 50 million users join the ranks of Google +, so we must play the waiting game to see if it becomes as dominant as it has become as a search engine.</p>
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<h2><a href="/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Google Plus – Conventional Or Pioneering">Google Plus – Conventional Or Pioneering</a></h2>
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<p>There is a new buzz in the world of internet activity with rumors of fresh competition for some of the popular social networking sites of the world. The new focus for everyone hooked up on the internet is Google Plus. A new venture from one of the most sought after search engines of the internet Google Plus promises to be much more than just a social networking site for everyone. There was a lot of anticipation and patient waiting for millions of enthusiasts all over the world until recently when the doors were finally opened for all to create their profiles and accounts. There is a unique assembly of features the website withholds as a promise of an entirely new level of social networking experience. It can be also referred to as the +1 experience.</p>
<p>The first aspect that comes to your view when you log in is the classifications of people you know – there are friends, family, acquaintances and so on. You can always <a href="https://www.hostingcoupons.org/list-of-top-web-hosts/">arrange your list</a> of entries according to the level of your knowledge of them as well as your inclination to share with them. For instance you would always like the idea of sharing your college picnic photos and videos with friends more than relatives and acquaintances; in the same way there are close friends and others with whom you would rather keep a distance; there is no default feature here and everything can be customized just the way you want. Share all your videos and photos with people you wish and exchange theirs as well. There is no breach of privacy at any point as there is no access. In fact this is one of the biggest advantages among several others that Google Plus has offered its users.</p>
<p>Google Plus is not merely about friends and fun; there is much more to it than leisure. Here you can organize your professional acquaintances and colleagues in a separate category with whom you can communicate. You can exchange work related links and other relevant information as well as share each other’s professional experiences. This can be a handy tool for important information circulation as well; smartphone apps enable you to remain in constant touch with everyone and allow updates and likewise receive the same as well. If you are in the mood for some personal moments of your own recreation avail <a href="../../../../blog/category/google">Google </a>Sparks – this is a feature that caters to all your personal interest areas. From music, films to adventure, and sports there is all kinds of updates available here.</p>
<p>Google Plus hangout is where you can watch all your favorite videos and music files from <a href="../../../../blog/category/youtube">youtube </a>or even video chat with your friends. The most interesting aspect about video chat here is the multiple chat calls that can be accessible from your account at the same time. You can talk to as many as five to ten people all at the same time through video interactions.</p>
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<p>Unbelievable but true – this is indeed a new beginning for <a href="../../../../blog/category/social-media">social networking</a>.</p>
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<h2><a href="../../../../blog/happy-birthday-google" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Happy Birthday Google!">Happy Birthday Google!</a></h2>
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<p><small>September 27th, 2011 <!-- by admin --></small></p>
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<p>Today Google celebrated its 13<sup>th</sup> birthday by quietly adding the <a href="../../../../blog/category/google">Google </a>doodle to its homepage; the doodle isn’t animated and highlights the big G’s! approach to birthdays.</p>
<p>Google has been with us for 13 years now and it has grown from a small, privately funded start up, and has become possibly the biggest publically traded corporation that is the kingpin of the internet. Google isn’t just a huge search engine either; it has provided many services such as maps, news and recently <a href="https://www.twylah.com/laustinseo">social networking</a>. Google no longer has to battle for traffic with the likes of <a href="../../../../blog/category/yahoo">Yahoo</a>! And Ask Jeeves, the big G owns roughly 65% of American search traffic and 90% worldwide. Google has become a name that everyone knows and the phrase “Google it” is an answer we have all used for a difficult question.</p>
<p>Looking back into how much Google has progressed and expanded not only as a search engine, but as a wide range of services. The question must be raised, what does the future hold for Google? They could create a completely new service within Google that has never been seen before, they could refine Google + and take Facebook down thus, becoming not only the alpha male of search engines, but the pack leader of social networking.</p>
<p>We must all be patient and wait to see what Google pulls out of the hat next, maybe this time next year we will be wondering where they got that revolutionary idea from.</p>
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